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SODA FOUNTAIN.

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NITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JAMES B. HERRON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SODA-FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,678, dated November8, 1898.

Application filed June 19, 1897. Serial No. 641,487. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs B. HERRON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Ohicago, in the county ofOook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Soda-Fountains, of whichthe following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to soda-fountains, and has particularly to do withthat part of the apparatus designed for storing and dispensing thesyrups or other flavoring liquids.

It consists in certain specific improvements in the casing in which thesyrup-cans are mounted, as will be hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a part of asoda-fountain. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail showing the construction of the frame in which thesyrup-cans are mounted. Fig. 5 is a side view of one of the bars ofwhich the frame is com posed, the lock being in section.

Referring to the drawings, 6 indicates the casing designed to containthe soda-water dispensing and cooling apparatus, as well as thesyrup-cans.

7 indicates the faucet for discharging the soda-water or othercarbonated liquid, which faucet in the construction shown is placedabove the syrup-cans.

8 indicates the syrup-cans, which are pivotally mounted in the casing 6and are adapted to swing outward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, orto be removed for washing or other purposes. The cans 8 are providedwith faucets 0, as shown in Fig. 2.

The construction thus far described is old and is not herein claimed.

For mounting the syrup-cans 8 so that they will readily tilt and maybeeasily put in place or removed I provide a frame which is fitted in thefront of the casing. A part of this frame is shown in Fig. 4, and it iscomposed of a series of vertically-arranged bars 10 11, which at theirupper ends are connected to a longitudinal bar 12 and at their lowerends are connected to a tube 13. For securing greater strength the upperends of the bars 10 11 are made T-shaped, so that the several bars maybe fitted together and when secured to the bar 12 will form asubstantially continuous bar, as indicated by the parts marked let inFig. 1.

15 indicates screws by which the bars 10 11 are secured to the bar 12.At their lower ends the bars 10 11 are provided with con cavelugs 16,which fit upon the tube 13 and through which screws 17 pass to securesaid bars to said tube.

As shown in Fig. 3, the syrup-cans fit in the spaces between consecutivebars 10 11, such cans being provided with concave bearings 18 at theirlower front edge's,which rest upon the tube 13, so that the cans may beswung upon said tube as upon a pivot.

An important advantage of constructing the can-carrying frame as abovedescribed is that the soda-fountain may be arranged for any desirednumber of cans Without requiring new castings, as the length of thesodafountain depends solely upon the number of bars 10 11 composing theframe, and consequently when it is desired to make a long frame all thatit is necessary to do is to assemble a greater number of said bars, andwhere a shorter fountain is desired a corresponding number of bars maybe omitted. The expense of the fountain is by this means greatlyreduced, and the construction of the fountain is simplified to a largeextent, so that a fountain of almost any capacity may be furnished onvery short notice. This cancarrying frame constitutes an importantfeature of my present invention.

Another important feature of my invention is the means whereby thesyrup-cans are protected from dust and dirt and the fountain is given anornamental appearance. In prior constructions where tilting syrup-canshave been used, arranged to tilt out from the front of the fountain, ithas been customary to attach to the front of the syrup-cans the usualornamentation, thus making the syrup-cans heavy and increasing theircost to a great extent. Furthermore, in such constructions thesyrup-cans themselves constitute part of the front of the fountain, andthey are not inclosed.

My improvement consists in providing the fountain with doors arranged infront of the syrup-cans,which when shut inclose the cans, therebyprotecting them from damage as well as from dirt and dust. Theornamentation, such as onyx, is carried by such doors and is entirelyseparate from the cans, so that the cans may be made much less expensivein construction. As the work of ornamenting the doors is much simplerthan ornamenting the cans, the cost of the fountain is further reduced.This feature of my invention is fully illustrated in the drawings,wherein 19 indicates the doors. These doors in the construction hereinshown are arranged in pairs, two doors being mounted upon each hinge 20,said hinges being carried by the vertical bars 11, as shown in Figs. 1and 4. The bars 10 carry spring-latches 21, havingrecesses 22 adapted toreceive pins 23, carried by the doors 19, the arrangement being suchthat as the doors swing shut they will be automatically locked by thelatches 21. A fingerpiece Bet is provided on each latch, so that thedoors may be readily released when it is desired to gain access to thesyrup-cans.

25 indicates the onyx or other ornamental facing which is secured uponthe doors 19.

By the construction described when the doors are shut, as shown in Fig.3, the upper portions of the syrup-cans are inclosed in the casing, andconsequently the syrups are thor oughly protected from foreign matter.

That which I claim as my invention, anc desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

In a soda-fountain, a can-carrying frame comprising a tube 13, Verticalbars 10 11 detachably connected to said tube, a bar 12 to which saidvertical bars are detachably connected, tilting syrup-cans mounted uponsaid tube 18, doors hinged upon said bars ll, and latches carried bysaid bars 10, substantially as described.

JAMES B. IIERRON.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, JOHN L. JACKSON.

